Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!
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@HGSmith0920 That's great news, congratulations! But how come it took you so many years?0
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Frustration:
I'm maintaining a deficit, have worked out every 2.4 days this month (on average), have only los 10 lbs since October. My goal is a pound a week, which should be very manageable for someone at 220 and I feel like these 5 pounds have been yo-yoing around for the last 2 months.
I know what to do (flowchart), I'm just very frustrated and venting.
Posted this Jan 25th. It is now Feb 26th and I have not lost a single pound. Which is fine, I'm working out a lot, I'm punching new holes in my belt, I'm more mobile and feel great but the scale hasn't moved since October. I know what to do, I'm just venting.
I also didn't realize that there were regulars hanging out on this thread! I like it!0 -
There's a couple of us writing most days!
@aeloine How much do you still have to lose?
As long as there is some sort of scale or non scale progress, I think the numbers will catch up sooner or later.
I get to step on a scale every 2-3months currently, so just taking progress pictures and measuring myself. At the end of the day, it's how I look and feel not the number that's important.0 -
@gymprincess1234 I still definitely have like 70 pounds to go to get into the healthy weight range, so I'm not losing slowly/appropriately. I can definitely stand to lose 1-1.5lbs/week. And I DO.... until the weekend. Then I regain. It's literally been the same 4 pounds or less since fall.0
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How come weekends are your weak ends? Maybe switch up your schedule so you do more activities?0
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@gymprincess1234 It took so long because of a mix of self-doubt, working full time, pride, and inability to see that I am NOT stupid! Pretty much I and life got in the way. Lol.
Thank you for the congratulations! Honestly, I'm still having a hard time believing it!0 -
gemwolf110 wrote: »HGSmith0920 wrote: »@gymprincess1234 It took so long because of a mix of self-doubt, working full time, pride, and inability to see that I am NOT stupid! Pretty much I and life got in the way. Lol.
Thank you for the congratulations! Honestly, I'm still having a hard time believing it!
I can relate I’m still trying to get back to it but grad school scares the hell out of me. I basically left the sciences because I thought I wasn’t smart or good enough for it but after time I realized I just overloaded my schedule too much to thdo point that I got burnt out. And when I started this at this current company at the original job it really sucks you in and they really don’t help with making you feel good about yourself. I’m in a better place than I was before but still could use some improvement.
The Degree I'm getting is only an Associates in Liberal Arts, but it's something that's been hanging over my head for so long. It was because of a member on a different board(who is currently in college, a mother of 3 boys and pregnant again) that got me to finally go to the school and talk to someone. If I had done it back when I first thought about it, I could have graduated a few years ago. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess, right?
Now this means that I can go back to school eventually. Right now the DH and I want to focus on starting a family and saving money. So more schooling is a bit away, but I would love to be able to get a BA in English/Professional Writing(i.e. Technical writing). I figure I can do that as a job and write what I really want on the side. I'm currently writing now...well attempting to. Lol. I took about a year off and I'm having a really hard time getting back into the swing.
Sorry for the randomly long post! Lol1 -
Talking uni..I'm literally going to gym now to delay doing course work. Haha I love learning things, but doing assignments not so much. Will do 30min elliptical and 15min cycling and a good stretch.2
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I'm getting back on track myself and never had any help or workout buddies definitely gets hard to motivate yourself after a while..... #InsanityP90X3#0
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I'm getting back on track myself and never had any help or workout buddies definitely gets hard to motivate yourself after a while..... #InsanityP90X3#
How come you're losing motivation ? I've been doing this for about 15 months and still have about 4-6 months till my goal weight/fat %/healthy weight. Motivation is as strong as ever, cause with every inch and pound dropped, I'm a step closer to the goal. What I find difficult is managing my lack of patience and dealing with binge eating disorder.0 -
Morning!
Literally had to do a celebration dance - I've lost 1,5cm from my hips and 1cm &1,5cm from my thighs in 2 weeks!
I'm at my all time best leg and hip measurements. Don't know what's up with my waist, but that number won't change a millimeter! Hope it catches up , cause there I'm 1cm away from my best.
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@gymprincess1234 That's awesome! Congrats! I'm going to do my measurements on Thursday since it's the 1st of the month. I think that is going to be my new thing. Doing them on the 1st and the 15th of every month. So 2 weeks apart. Lol.1
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I guess I will share my frustrations. I am allergic to the sun so both my legs and arms are covered in a rash. It is worse than ever. I live in Florida. I am having a lot of pain in my ankle which makes exercising difficult. I woke up and lost no weight and my cat yakked on the carpet. This is how my morning started.1
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@lois1231 I'm so sorry. That must be really hard! And to top it all off the cat! Can you get your ankle checked out to make sure it's nothing serious? And is there anything that can be done about the allergy other than not going out in the sun?0
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gymprincess1234 wrote: »How come weekends are your weak ends? Maybe switch up your schedule so you do more activities?
It's not even so much that they're my weak ends. I just don't work out as much on the weekends but I've gotten really used to having more calories during the week from working out. I bump it up to maintenance but I think that my maintenance number must be too high. In all fairness, I've lost around 5 lbs since Halloween-ish, but I was definitely averaging 1 lb/week for 40 weeks before that.
I also quite smoking 21 days ago, so I put on a little weight (just that first week!) and it's finally off but I just can't break 220!0 -
@aeloine Congrats on quitting smoking! I quit 2 years ago...hence why I'm on MFP! Lol. I became a sugar maniac and put on 40lbs in about 6 months. Lol. But seriously! Great job! It was one of the hardest things I've ever done!0
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WOW HGSmith, what a great surprise!!! I'm so happy for you0
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Thank you! It's such a great feeling when the numbers shift after a long waiting! Feels like I've received a gift from myself haha
@aeloine Took me a bit to calculate what's my current TDEE and maintenance too, but it's doable, and you will get past 220 and break into onederland, I'm sure! Don't get discouraged, make a plan and then it's all a game of patience!
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gymprincess1234 wrote: »Thank you! It's such a great feeling when the numbers shift after a long waiting! Feels like I've received a gift from myself haha
@aeloine Took me a bit to calculate what's my current TDEE and maintenance too, but it's doable, and you will get past 220 and break into onederland, I'm sure! Don't get discouraged, make a plan and then it's all a game of patience!
Gosh I hope so. I really, really do. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that once the weather warms up I won't be tempted to stay at home and eat all the things - turns out that comfort food is called comfort food because it adds extra padding on you
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Haha, never thought about that ! I was recently blown away when I read that breakfast means breaking the fast when you're sleeping. lol
Morning!
I'm so impressed with myself, I've had a 5 day deficit or more, trying to drop my monthly and 3 month average, cause last months binges messed it up.1 -
gymprincess1234 wrote: »Haha, never thought about that ! I was recently blown away when I read that breakfast means breaking the fast when you're sleeping. lol
Morning!
I'm so impressed with myself, I've had a 5 day deficit or more, trying to drop my monthly and 3 month average, cause last months binges messed it up.
It was more of a silly joke than anything else. I'm not sure why it's comfort food other than making you more comfortable to lean on
Still just chilling in this two pound range. My birthday is this weekend and I am planning on eating all the things.
Wondering If I should take a break from the gym. Historically, I did best when I was in a caloric deficit and not working out.
Or maybe I should just log HALF of my exercises so I'm not tempted to eat 100% of my work out calories? Anyone else having issues with eating too much back?0 -
@aeloine I eat 100% back, but I track everything as slow/low intensity, even though my heart rate is in the fat burn/cardio range.
Morning!
Happy 1st of March! Isn't this year just flying by? I have one more good week till PMS, so making sure I hit a deficit every day now, in case I emotional-overeat later. Figured I need to minimize the risk, so doing all my life admin and uni stuff now to have less stuff to be worried about. Really want to finish March without any binges! 0 -
@gymprincess1234 I'm almost done with my PMS. I haven't really binged at all. Although I am going to go out later for some Halo Top(low cal ice cream) and I have every intention of eating the whole pint(320kcal). Lol. It's something I do every once in a while when the DH is working late. It's kind of expensive, but so worth the price!
@aeloine I actually have the opposite problem. Some days I have trouble getting out of the 1000Kcal range. It's so weird. Some days I make my goal by the skin of my teeth and some days I'm only a few cals over 1000. And to reach the latter, I have to eat more than I planned. Lol. Have you thought of maybe raising your limit? Or you could do what Gymprincess does and log it differently.0 -
I wanted to try Halo Top in US, but it was like 6 bucks there, so seemed overpriced just for ice cream.
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It definitely is pricy. That's why I only buy once or twice a month or when its on sale for 2.50 lol0
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I told a friend I'd finally go out with her tonight, felt super proud about pushing myself to socialize and tick Canadian nightlife off my bucket list, but I didn't get much sleep last night and all I want is to go to gym, watch a movie and go to bed early. Ugh, I like clubbing and bars, but I get so drained by being amongst a lot of people, that I get tired even thinking about going.
Also don't have any spare calories today for cocktails, so I would go overboard, which I don't want to. 
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Hello there! I'm 5'1 and weight 158lbs. Trying to lose weight because I really want to be healthy and have a long life. I mostly motivated to this healthy lifestyle but when I'm on stress it just so hard! When I'm stress I really can't think straight and just want some good food but too lazy to cook healthy food. And now I'm a bit unmotivated again, because I realized that I'm so fat
I already categorized as obese which is really sad. This makes me lose hope that this is impossible, that I never be at healthy weight. So how you guys keep motivated? 0 -
As a new MFP member I'm looking for success stories and motivation to help me with my journey I'm on to shed 40#. I'm down a solid 15# but, I'm starting to see a decline in my progress. Feel free to add me of you have any advice to offer or if you just want a MFP friend.
Thank you,
Jerimie0 -
@jrbovee20 That's normal, cause initially you lose a lot of water weight. Just keep hustling and be patient!
@adreadrew I like the quote 'not being where you want to be should be motivation enough'. Also, progress is addictive, just have to push through till you see some results. I have been where you are now, in the obese category, that scared the *kitten* out of me! Just read what comes and can come with obesity, that will give you motivation enough! Everything is possible, especially weight loss, it's just a game of numbers, energy in, energy out.0 -
looking to drop the 25 pounds I RE-GAINED (ugh!) to feel better about myself inside and out and so i can feel uber confident in my wedding dress in September. I have 15 pounds to go and am eager to get there, but I'm really wanting to do this the right/sustainable way. I went super hard this past month and a half and I've hit a motivational wall. Going to start working with a new coach who will hopefully help me take a more long-term approach to this so I can not feel underfed and overworked. i want to establish a better relationship with food and exercise and abandon my all or nothing approach, even if that means progress will slow down. whether it's a step or a leap in the direction of health/weight loss, I'm still heading in the right direction.0
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